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More than 100,000 want apply for one-way trip to Mars

Yes, the world is choc-full-of-nuts! Orlando reports more than 100,000 people are eager to make themselves at home on another planet. They’ve applied for a one-way trip to Mars, hoping to be chosen to spend the rest of their lives on uncharted territory, according to an organization planning the manned missions. The Mars One project […]

Danish Paper Posits About A Possible Cooling Period

As I’ve noted many times, I’ll believe it when it happens. No matter which way you look, cool, warm, stagnant, it is all guess-work at this time. But, looking towards the Sun for guidance is a lot more scientific than thinking Someone Else’s usage of fossil fuels will cause the planet to boil. This comes […]

Obama: “GOP Wants To Deny Health Insurance To 30 Million”

Alas, I did not hear or watch Obama’s press conference, because I was doing something American’s in growing numbers aren’t, thanks to Obama’s policies, including ObamaCare: working a full time job (Daily Caller) President Barack Obama took his budget-crisis rhetoric out for a drive Friday, rolling right over the much-publicized call by three GOP Senators […]

California to Release Criminals into Overcrowded Local Communities

Last week the Supreme Court refused to delay the release of thousands of inmates from California state prisons. Severe overcrowding in the prison system has, in the court’s eyes, led to substandard medical and mental health treatment. Despite Governor Jerry Brown’s argument that setting dangerous prisoners free would create mayhem and put residents at risk, […]

Cheating Is Rife in Colleges — by Admissions Officers

What is the most intellectually dishonest profession around? My nomination: the admissions officers at highly selective colleges and universities. Evidence in support of this comes from, of all places, a recent article in The New York Times. The writer is Ruth Starkman, and the subject is her experience as a reader of applications to the […]

Cory Booker’s Record of Economic Failure

In the first Democratic primary debate Cory Booker deigned to participate in, he placed an unwise bet on his economic record in Newark. On every economic question, Booker responded with a confident “we did it in Newark!” But does his record in Newark qualify him for promotion to the United States Senate? The facts say […]

Futures Markets Signal Gold Ready To Erupt

With gold recouping some losses in its most recent trading sessions, many are asking whether or not the bottom has finally formed for the yellow metal. Most of these gains have been simply chalked up to short-covering and dovish remarks by Bernanke during the recent Federal Open Market Committee meetings; however, there are some key […]

Meet the mysterious Mr. th3j35t3r

Major media outlets have featured him as representative of a new generation of “patriot hackers.” He sent an old laptop to the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C., where it’s now on display. He claims to have launched hacking attacks on websites ranging from jihadist forums to WikiLeaks. Last week, a guest on the syndicated […]

The Half Full Economy

The marginal economic strength that was described in the most recent GDP release from Washington has caused many to double down on their belief that the Federal Reserve will begin tapering Quantitative Easing sometime later this year. While I believe that is a fantasy given our economy’s extreme dependence on QE, market observers should have […]

Mowing Neighborhoods

Liberal masterminds tell us they want to “level the playing field.” This could be compared to mowing a lawn. Suppose some grass is healthier and grows faster; it is chopped down to the height of the shortest blade. This may not be a happy state of affairs for the healthier grass, but it results in […]

Authoritarians Use Grief as a Weapon

It isn’t your imagination. Whenever there is a tragic shooting, liberals deliberately exploit it to attack our constitutional right to bear arms. This conscious strategy is spelled out in “Preventing Gun Violence Through Effective Messaging” (PDF), a document created by Beltway consultants at the behest of gun control advocates. From Opposing Views: The document states […]

Obama To Hold Rare Press Conference Friday Afternoon

Where he’ll pull his typical schtick and bloviate on questions for 5-10 minutes without actually answering any tough questions (ABC News) The news conference scheduled for 3 p.m. EDT also comes a day before Obama leaves Washington for a nine-day vacation on Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. First question: “why were you so late to your own […]

Impeach Obama Campaign Catches Fire In Florida

You could make a case that Barack Obama deserves to be impeached for willfully going above and beyond his power as President to break the law again and again, but Republicans in Congress are unlikely to make any sort of move unless they come to the conclusion it will benefit them politically. However, that’s not […]

Support This Townhall Video Contest

My buddy Dustin Stockton at Western Representation PAC came up with a great idea to increase the amount of conservative grassroots activism over the summer break when members of Congress are back in their districts hearing from their constituents. Here’s what he’s doing. The picture above is of the iconic moment Tea Party activist Katie […]

This Week In Quotes: 8/2/2013 – 8/8/2013

Masculinity used to indicate a combination of inner and outer strength. Rather than burdening his loved ones with everyday problems a man would silently solve them requiring no salutations. A man was determined, independent, and not easily offended. Personal accomplishments defined him while handouts were the greatest insult. A real man understood that life is […]

The “Filthy Filner” Cover-Up

Yuck. Is there a woman in his sights that pervy Democratic San Diego Mayor Bob Filner: hasn’t: harassed, molested, insulted, propositioned, groped, headlocked or slobbered on while holding public office? In less than a month, the number of victims and witnesses coming forward has skyrocketed from three to 13. And the details have grown even more unbelievably […]

Excuse me? GOP to blame for ObamaCare?

The Affordable Care Act — aka ObamaCare — is off to a very rocky start, and according to the law’s biggest defenders, the blame falls squarely at the feet of Republicans. It’s an odd claim. Republicans did not write the law. They did not support the law. And they are not in charge of implementing […]

Obamacare Is a Nuclear Missile That Must Be Shot Down

Instead of the GOP focusing all its energy on infighting over the so-called “tactical” decision of whether to defund Obamacare, how about remembering who the real enemies of freedom are and directing its energies toward the Democrats, who are propping up this monster? It is painful to witness the expenditure of so much negative energy […]